March+25-28

__Tuesday, March 25th__

 * ===Today, we'll begin our PSSA Reading preparation. The test will be given on April 1st, 2nd, and 3rd. Without a doubt, A-C will beat Cedar Crest!! ===
 * ===We'll look at the differences between the Writing Prompt (A friend borrows a CD...) and the Open-Ended Response section of the Reading PSSA.===
 * ===In groups, we'll look at five different "Text Organizational Patterns" (these are different ways that a response can be organized).===
 * ===These five patterns are descriptive, sequence, cause/effect, compare/contrast, and problem/solution.===
 * ===Those groups will then present the information they found to the class.===

__Wednesday, March 26th__

 * ===To begin class, everyone will meet with their Literature Circle Groups . They'll have 20 minutes in their groups to meet and discuss their reading.===
 * ===After the Literature Circle Meetings, we'll review the 5 Text Organizational Patterns.===
 * ===There will then be a short assessment to see what the students have really learned.===

__Thurday, March 27th__

 * ===We'll look at examples of other students' Open-Ended Response ===
 * ===We will also discuss what makes each example a certain grade based on the rubric.===
 * ===Then, we will go over the Rubric for the Open-Ended Response section of the PSSA Reading Test...er... Celebration of Knowledge.===
 * ===In pairs, the students will read through an example of a story from the PSSA Reading Test. Using the Rubric as a guide, they will write a response to the Open-Ended Response.===
 * ===The responses will be handed in and then redistributed to the class to be graded based on the same Rubric.===

__Friday, March 28th__

 * ===The students will have 20 minutes to meet with their Literature Circle Groups to discuss the reading.===
 * ===As a class, we will be reminded of the story we read yesterday. We will also review the Rubric that we used as a guide to writing our Open-Ended Response .===
 * ===The student-graded Open-Ended Response will be handed out and we will discuss the grades the students received.===